space medicine

American  

noun

1. the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.

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space medicine British  

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the effects on man of flight outside the earth's atmosphere Compare aviation medicine

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Etymology

Origin of space medicine

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

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space medicine

"Aviation and space medicine is a growing speciality and it is going to become bigger and bigger as more people go into space," Mackaill says.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

Dr Barratt, who teaches on the university's extreme medicine programme - which was launched in 2016, is a "god in space medicine", said Prof Hannaford.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024

I knew there was one named Scott Parazynski, an ER doctor and an astronaut, and he inspired me to go into medicine and see how I could make that into space medicine.

From The Verge ● Dec. 7, 2021

The crew’s scheduled activities include up to three spacewalks to install equipment in preparation for expanding the station, assessing living conditions in the module and conducting experiments in space medicine and other fields.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2021

An idea of what is going on in the space medicine field can be obtained from this summary: Engineers already have equipped man with the vehicle for space travel.

From The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.

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